SOE Wakelin, Harry Mann

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Wakelin​

• FORENAME

Harry Mann​

• UNIT

Force 136 SOE​

• RANK

Lieutenant + A/Major​

• NUMBER

134773​

• AWARD

Mention in Despatches​

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• PLACE

Burma 1945​

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• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit Royal Horse Artillery​

born 19.12.1918​

resided Witham,Essex​

commissioned 2Lt from OCTU 15.6.1940​

POW 28.4.1941 - 20.5.1941 Greece (escaped)​

POW 15.9.1941 - 18.9.1943 Greece (escaped)​

escaped to Switzerland and joined MI9​

awarded M.C. 1945 for escape and evasion​

SOE France 26.8.1944 - 18.9.1944​

SOE India​

Op.Dilwyn,Burma 1945 (possible Jedburgh)​

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